Local officials react to report that links Suzy Favor Hamilton to escort service

3:23 PM,
Dec. 20, 2012

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Wisconsin State Journal and Daily Herald Media

Citing depression that "goes way back to childhood," Madison resident and former Olympic runner Suzy Favor Hamilton confirmed Thursday that until recently, she had been working as a high-priced escort in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Chicago.

The news of Favor Hamilton's secret life was broken Thursday by the website The Smoking Gun.

In an email, the 44-year-old former University of Wisconsin middle-distance runner confirmed that the story was true save for one detail. ...